Record ID: NMS-2307F4
Object type: SPINDLE WHORL
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lead spindle whorl of medieval or post medieval date (c. AD 1066 - 1700). Domed in form with a circular base, slightly faceted sides and off-centre vertical circular perforation. The based exhibits a circumferential groove.
Spindle whorls can be difficult to date as, with some exceptions, the general form seems to have changed little over time. Spindle whorls of this form are generally assigned a medieval to post medieval date range.
Created on: Wednesday 20th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 20th March 2019Spatial data recorded.

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Record ID: SF-1136CA
Object type: MOUNT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy Medieval sixfoil mount, dating to AD 1270-1450. The mount is a domed sheet of metal which has a central circular hole and two rivet holes in two opposite lobes; the outer edge of these lobes only have been cut straight. One copper-alloy rivet is still in situ.
Cf Egan-Pritchard (1991, p. 189, fig. 119, nos. 987, 996)
Length: 18.76 mm
Width: 18.02 mm
Thickness of the sheet only: 0.65 mm
Weight: 0.77 g
Created on: Tuesday 19th March 2019
Last updated: Tuesday 19th March 2019Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Mildenhall', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-908D2A
Object type: HARNESS PENDANT
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete copper-alloy medieval enamelled harness pendant, dating to the period c. AD 1300-1400. The pendant itself is complete apart from a small break in the loop of the pendant, however much of the enamel is missing with only the blue enamel used to colour the background remaining. The pendant measures 29.44mm in length including the loop, 22.46mm wide and 1.90mm thick. It weighs 5.26 grams. It is quatrefoil shaped with the loop roughly centred in the middle of the top foil.
The pendant features a central zoomorphic design, depicted using inlaid enamel. It depicts a stylised ha…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hessett', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: SF-902EF3
Object type: TOKEN
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete lead-alloy Medieval penny sized boy bishop token, dating to the period c. 1470-1539. Generally quite a crude cast.
Most similar to the Series X (Uninscribed Bury Series) as described by Rigold (1978). The obverse depicts a bulbous mitre with two pellets (one above the other) in its centre. There are four additional pellets arranged around the mitre (two each side, with one above the other). There is no crozier depicted. The legend is made up of strokes. The reverse depicts the normal cross, quartering the token, but with one pellet in each quarter rather than the usual thre…
Created on: Wednesday 13th March 2019
Last updated: Wednesday 13th March 2019Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Hessett', grid reference and parish protected.